Colonel Sylvester Richmond

1672 - 1754  (82 years)

• Name	Sylvester Richmond
  Title	Colonel
  Birth	1672	Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island
  Christening	3 Nov 1700	Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	1710-1750
  	Commissioned Lieutenant 25 Jul 1710, Colonel 25Apr 1742.
  Death	20 Nov 1754	Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
  Burial	Old Commons Burial Ground, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23254008/silvester-richmond
  Notes	He was one of the original members of the First Congregational Church. His wife united with the church the following year. He was commissioned as lieutenant, July 25, 1710; as colonel, April 21, 1742, by which title he was afterwards known; also as Justice of the Peace in 1711 and 1729. He had quite a large number of slaves, and, long before the revolution, liberated and and settled them in some woodlands in Dartmouth, MA. (Dartmouth Woods). There is a ridge of land in that town which was settled almost wholly by African Americans who were the descendants of the emancipated slaves of Colonel Richmond
  Person ID	I963	OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor
  Last Modified	23 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Captain Edward Richmond,   b. 1632, Amesbury, Wiltshire, England d. Nov 1696, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Abigail Davis,   b. 31 Aug 1635, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island d. Jul 1682, Sakonnet, Newport County, Rhode Island (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1656
  Family ID	F712	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Rogers,   b. 16 Apr 1673, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts d. 23 Oct 1724, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1694
  Children	+ 1. Judge William Richmond,   b. 10 Oct 1694, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island d. 22 Feb 1770, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island (Age 75 years) + 2. Elizabeth Richmond,   b. 10 May 1696, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island d. 1763, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Age 66 years) + 3. Sylvester Richmond, Jr.,   b. 30 Jun 1698, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island d. 14 Jan 1783, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Age 84 years) > 4. Peleg Richmond,   b. 25 Oct 1700, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island > 5. Ichabod Richmond,   b. 27 Feb 1703/1704, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island + 6. Ruth Richmond,   b. 7 Mar 1705, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island d. 15 Nov 1776, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Age 71 years)   7. Hannah Richmond,   b. 9 Jul 1709, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island d. Abt 1720, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island (Age 10 years) > 8. Sarah Richmond,   b. 3 Oct 1711, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island > 9. Mary Richmond,   b. 29 Nov 1713, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island > 10. Roger Richmond,   b. 25 Mar 1716, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island
  Family ID	F711	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 1672 - Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island Christening - 3 Nov 1700 - Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island Death - 20 Nov 1754 - Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts Burial - - Old Commons Burial Ground, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island  = Link to Google Earth
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